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The Courtauld's Young People's Programme covers both the Institute and Gallery. With this unique function, projects range from widening participation to informal learning. This blog is an informal space for us to share our work.

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We are happy to announce that this year we are working with Welling School and their brilliant year 7 students again. Yesterday we welcomed the first group of their students to The Courtauld Gallery to explore our current display Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat. They spent the day with art historian Dr Katie Faulkner and artistRead more

Student Ambassador, Sophie Newton (BA3), tells us all about September’s young people’s workshops. It’s been a busy September with two workshops designed to give Sixth Form and College students the opportunity to learn more about Art History and life at a London University. On Saturday 12th September was the first in this year’s series ofRead more

Student Ambassador, Isabella Dabby, reflects on this year’s Year 12 Art History Summer University. Isabella recently completed a Graduate Diploma at The Courtauld, and will be starting her MA in October 2015. On the first day of this year’s Summer University, nearly thirty A-level students from across London climbed The Courtauld’s spiral staircase and took theirRead more

The Courtauld Institute of Art and Welling School are happy to present to you our zines. These are the result of a collaboration that has taken place over the 2014-15 academic year, where 150 pupils in year 7 at Welling School visited The Courtauld Gallery and have taken part in art and art history workshops.Read more

After three years working with Ashton Sixth Form College, it keeps on getting better! This year we worked with University of Leeds’ School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies for the first time, meaning students had four after school sessions and two trips. We first went up to visit in February andRead more

Courtauld student ambassador and BA second year student Sophie Newton has written this awesome review on the British Museum’s latest exhibition. Catch it before it closes on the 5 July! Defining Beauty, this year’s major Spring exhibition at the British Museum, is a must-see for any budding art historian. The display, although focusing on theRead more

I am so happy to reveal what has been going on with The Courtauld Gallery’s collaboration with Welling School and their year 7s. They spent today with a graphic designer, starting to collate their ideas around gender and The Courtauld collection into an exciting zine. For now here are some photos but expect a fullRead more

We only have 2 weeks left for you to apply to our year 12 Art History Summer University! Last year, one of our brilliant student ambassadors made this video to give you an insight into what the course was like and how it was useful to her and her friends. Hannah interviews three students whoRead more

Last week we were so excited to welcome 12 young people from across London and the UK to our gallery and university. They were invited to a celebration event after being shortlisted in our Click, Connect, Construct: 16-19 Student Visual Essay Competition using Pinterest. The day started in the Prints and Drawings room where AssistantRead more

We are very excited to announce that applications for the 2015 Summer University opened today until 27th April 2015! Further information about the application process can be found on our website. Summer University runs from Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 July 2015. This year’s theme is Global/ Local looking at art history in its global and localRead more

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The Courtauld's Young People's Programme covers both the Institute and Gallery. With this unique function, projects range from widening participation to informal learning. This blog is a space for us to share our work.